hanxiao yang work samples 2009-2012
hanxiao yang
education 2011 - present
Columbia University GSAPP, New York, United States Candidate of Master of Architecture
2008 - 2011
Politecnico di Torino Second School of Architecture, Turin, Italy Laurea (equivalent to B.S. in US) with three years full scholarship
summer 2010
Architectural Association Shanghai Summer School, Shanghai, China
professional may – august 2012
Buro Ole Scheeren intern architect (interior and landscape design)
july - august 2010
China Architecture Design & Research Group intern architect (concept design)
computer http://hanxiaoyang.tumblr.com/
graphic design website design text editing
hy2323@columbia.edu +1 917-679-2598 362 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, United States. 10025
digital modelling
language
Rhinoceros (Vray, grasshopper), 3dsMAX (Mental- ray), AutoCAD, Ecotect, Revit, Sketchup Adobe Suites (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) HTML, CSS, Jquery. Microsoft Office Suites, iWork Suites
Fluent in Chinese, English and Italian
housing East Harlem, New York, NY gsapp sep.- dec.2012 Jeffery Johnson studio with Hana Lee
This housing project aims to provide dwellings for single parent and their children, by having a gradient of network and different levels of social hubs, creating a community with healthy social lives that helps with the growth of the young generation. To increase interaction within the neighborhood, a hexagonal patternn is realized by having three units in
a single cluster, maximizing the chance of encounter of residents from different dwelling units. In a larger scale, the building provides three villages with different circulation patternns to create different possibilities for encounters. A hierarchy of dwelling space and public space is formed due to the change of rules of aggregation.
units
clusters
type small
cluster smm
20'x 15'x 10' microunit
type medium
cluster sml 20'x 15'x 20' one bedroom
type large
20'x 20'x 20' two bedrooms
public programs
view from entrance
view from terrace
plans
interior views
section
elevation
plans
+48 ft.
+35 ft.
+36 ft.
+42 ft. +30 ft. +42 ft. +27 ft.
+40 ft.
+38 ft.
+38 ft.
Level 3
+48 ft.
+42 ft. +42 ft. +40 ft.
+38 ft.
Level 4
bank pavilion Noho, New York, NY gsapp feb.-may.2012 Cristina Goberna studio
The ambition of this project is to showcase the characteristics of different banks to the public by setting up an exposition of banks, enabling parallel comparisons, erasing completely the advertisements, flipping the position of customers from passive followers to active decision makers. Architecturally, banks would have their own separate
pavilions that individually designed by four architects. Hanging on a permanent frame structure, pavilions are temporary and structurally independent to enable annual changes in expositions. Besides, there would be also permanent traditional programs as service areas, offices, cafe and vaults, stacking one on top of each other in the same frame. An open plaza underground is to provide public spaces for the neighborhood.
exploded axon
PERMANENT STRUCTURES
load bearing wall frame structure traditional banking
level 6 level 5
general services restaurant
level 4
vaults
level 2&3
offices
level -1 interior collage
open plaza
circulation
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
sections
food research institute West Harlem, New York, NY gsapp nov.-dec.2011 Lydia Kallipoliti studio
The Food Research Institute is a scientific laboratory and educational facility located at the south west corner of the Manhattanville extension to the Columbia Campus. The idea is to utilize circulation area to provide occupiable space through the reinvention of staircases for different
programs accordingly. Without horizontal floor plates, the interior space is always in movement. The building envelop is a combination of flat glazing to maximize daylight, and moments where the underpart of stairs become the facade itself, revealing the building interior.
section hydroponic
kitchen / dinning
seed library
laboratory
anditorium
roof
water tank
concrete core
exploded axon
concept mouth
ďŹ nger holes
recorder
air inside the shaft is pressed out
blow air in air is sucked back in to generate vibration which causes sound
when stop blowing
shorter distance close
higher pitch
longer distance close
lower pitch
wind prediction shelter
Inspired by wind instruments, this project aims to design a bike shelter that can alert bike riders to impending storms.
gsapp sep.-oct.2012 rethinking bim Mark Green autodesk revit with Margaux Young, Chen Jin
The shelter is composed of two smooth surfaces. Metal tubes are constructed similarly to a recorder. They extend outwards from the shelter perpendicular to the surface. The tubes vary in length depending on their placement on
the structure. Longer tubes produce deeper tones, while shorter tubes produce higher tones. The gradient patternn of the tubes on the structures surface generate different tones as the wind blows from different directions. Abrupt shifts in wind direction, which often denotes changes in weather patternns, will cause changes in the tone produced by the structure, alerting potential storms.
EQ E
neck length = 1’
workflow
neck length = 1’
storm prediction instrument
EQ EQ
GENERIC
tube length (variable) = 1/10 distance ADAPTIVE FAMILYto _ Tubular attractor point A
neck length = 1’ tube length (variable) = 1/10 distance to CONCEPTUAL MASS attractor point A
EQ EQ
GENERIC ADAPTIVE FAMILY _ Tubular instrument
_ Wall surface & attractors
tube length (variable) = 1/10 distance to attractor point A
CONCEPTUAL MASS _ Wall surface & attractors
CONCEPTUAL MASS _ Wall surface & attractors regular tone _ calm weather LOAD FAMILY INTO PROJECT
regular tone _ calm weather LOAD FAMILY INTO PROJECT attractor
regular tone _ calm weather
grid FAMILY points LOAD INTO PROJECT
rapid change of tone _ storm attractor grid points attractor grid points
rapid change of tone _ storm
rapid change of tone _ storm
parametric bag gsapp nov.-dec.2012 parametric realization Brigette Borders and Mark Bearak grasshopper, lasercut with Mengxing Wang, Chenyu Peng
Inspired by origami accessories, the initial concept is to design bags that can be both enclosed and unfolded. Two layers of skin are applied: plexi panels adhere on the felt fabric. The pattern of plexi panels are designed
parametricly. Bigger panels locate in the center, giving the bag certain degree of rigidity, while smaller panels forms the outer rings to have a smoothier transition at the folds.
parametric logic
base patternn size of the central piece subdivision ratio times of outer rings
fabrication process
4 2 1
6 2 1
8 2 2
8 2 5
10 2 2
4 1 3
12 3 2
precast expansion joint (maurer elastoblock joint)
7’
bridge connection 4’
pedestrian bridge
queensboro bridge
Proposed Pedestrian Bridge
Queensboro Bridge
tf 46.851 tf 25.941 TF 25.521 tf 76.79
cable connection
tf 73.87
anchor arch connection
tf 47.952
cable tf 32.4943
deck detail hand railing precast unit
hand railing
precast unit
3.2’
pedestrian bridge on roosevelt gsapp oct.-dec.2012 architectural technology III with Heeyun Kim, Mirae Lee, Siting Zhang
stone paving
stone paving
4’
concrete box
concrete box section
20’
HVAC
details
window detail construction
construction case study gsapp oct.-dec.2012 architectural technology IV with Susan Bopp, Zachery Edelson, Reece Tucker
tetrahedral slab detail
new york city theater Midtown, New York, NY polito april.-june.2011 Lorena Alessio studio with Davide Scialo’
This project is a proposal for a new theater district in midtown Manhattan, New York. The site used to be a railway station that is currently abbandoned, because of which the directionality is strongly influenced, with one side facing Hudson River, and the other connecting to Penn Station.
Having Broadway eight streets away from the site, this new theater district aims at enhancing the social interaction between theaters with the new generation of artists, at the same time, reinventing a new kind of spatial occupation in the urban scale.
vienna music hall Vienna polito feb.-april.2011 Lorena Alessio studio with Davide Scialo’
This project is a proposal for a new music school at StadPark, Vienna. As a historical city as Vienna is, art has been playing important role in both cultural and social aspect. Music, in particular, made Vienna once the art capital of Western World. However, confronting the growth and development of other cities in the world, a regression of its leading role in art and music is strongly desired.
The design of this music school based on two elements, symbolizing the past and the future respectly: the auditorium and exhibition space for celebrating the great works of past time, and the music school that gives birth to new generations of artists. By connecting the two elements, the flow between the past artistic legacy and the future achievement is made possible.
Interior renderings
beijing art center Beijing buro ole scheeren may.-aug.2012 intern architect (interior design)
This project is a multi-used art center locating at the center of beijing, next to the forbidden city. Major programs are auction halls that are flexible to be changed into exhibition areas, and a starred hotel on upper levels. The concept for interior design is to create flexible spaces for temporary changes. Two major programs, having different
constomers, have distinctive spatial experience as well as circulation paths. During the three months, I mainly worked on the interior design, produce drawings and SD submission presentation.
section
Physical Model 1:200
site plan